Apart from the annual Special 301 report (which identifies trade barriers to US companies and products due to the intellectual property laws, such as copyright, patents and trademarks, in other countries), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) publishes a Notorious Market List. Apart from businesses that sell faked goods, the list publishes websites that sustain or engage in global piracy. more...
We all know, in a vague sort of way, that Google knows a lot about us, based on the topics we search for, our posts on their social network, maybe even the documents and pictures we store in their cloud services. But if we take precautions such as turning off third party cookies and choosing the browser option to tell web sites we don’t want to be tracked, our information won’t be gathered, right? Think again. more...
Some users of the Megaupload service discovered last week that there is an inherent risk in storing your data in a cloud service along with the data of other unknown persons or organizations. If those others are storing data that’s deemed illegal, such as pirated copyrighted works, your files can be seized right along with theirs and you can lose access to them. more...
According to Reuters, the German founder of Megauploads known as Kim Dotcom was forced out of a safe room by the police after his arrest warrant was issued by a New Zealand court. He is charged with Internet piracy and money laundering. more...
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